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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Nahanni National Park' has mentioned 'Park' in the following places:
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The centrepiece of the park is the South Nahanni River (Naha Dehxc3xa9). | WIKI |
The park was among the world's first four natural heritage locations to be inscribed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1978 because of its picturesque wild rivers, canyons, and waterfalls. | WIKI |
Contents 1 Geography 2 Virginia Falls 3 Rabbitkettle Hotsprings 4 Flora and fauna 5 History 5.1 Park history 6 In fiction 7 See also 8 References 9 External links | WIKI |
There are several different landforms in the park that have taken millions of years to form, and give it a diversity not seen in any other national park in Canada. | WIKI |
While there are no volcanoes in the park, towers of heated rock called igneous batholiths were sent upwards, pushing the sediment further up. | WIKI |
While previous ice ages affected the park area, the most recent, the Wisconsin Ice Age (85,000-10,000 years ago) touched only the most western and eastern parts of the park. | WIKI |
This has left many geological features in the park much more time to develop than most of North America had. | WIKI |
The central feature of the park is the South Nahanni River which runs the length of the park, beginning near Moose Ponds and ending when it meets the Liard River near Nahanni Butte. | WIKI |
Following this, the river slows and braids into different channels, passing through the park boundary, and coming together again near the village of Nahanni Butte. | WIKI |
Notable mountains in the park include Mount Nirvana (61xc2xb052xe2x80xb229xe2x80xb3N 127xc2xb040xe2x80xb249xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf61.87472xc2xb0N 127.68028xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 61.87472; -127.68028xefxbbxbf (Mount Nirvana)), officially an unnamed peak, which at 2,773xc2xa0m (9,098xc2xa0ft) is the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories. | WIKI |
The park's sulphur hot springs, alpine tundra, mountain ranges, and forests of spruce and aspen are home to many species of birds, fish and mammals. | WIKI |
The park lies within three of Canada's ecozones, the Taiga Cordillera in the west, the Taiga Plains in the east and a small southern portion in the Boreal Cordillera. | WIKI |
According to Parks Canada there are 42 mammal, 180 bird, 16 fish and a few amphibian species found in the park. | WIKI |
[12] In the State of the Park Report 2009 the NWT government showed ten species that the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) had listed as special concern, threatened, or endangered that Nahanni National Park Reserve provides seasonal and year-round habitat for. | WIKI |
In addition the bull trout (Dolly Varden) and the Nahanni aster are listed but without a status and the Canada warbler and western toad are listed as possibly existing in the park. | WIKI |
Mammal species found in the park include; black bear, timber wolf, moose, shrew, vole, Arctic ground squirrel, marmot, mink, beaver, pine marten, lynx, snowshoe hare, river otter, muskrat, and red fox. | WIKI |
Fish found in the park include, Arctic grayling, burbot, inconnu, lake trout, lake chub, lake whitefish, longnose dace, longnose sucker, mountain whitefish, northern pike, round whitefish, slimy sculpin, spoonhead sculpin, spottail shiner and trout-perch. | WIKI |
More than 700 species of vascular plants and 300 species of both bryophytes and lichen can be found in the park, giving it a richer variety than any other area in the NWT. | WIKI |
Nahanni aster is a very rare subspecies of aster found only in the Park. | WIKI |
Evidence of prehistoric human use has been found at Yohin Lake and a few other sites within the park. | WIKI |
The Lost McLeod Mine, a legendary lost mine somewhere in the park, is supposed to have been where the two brothers found their gold. | WIKI |
The names of park features such as Deadmen Valley, Headless Creek, Headless Range and the Funeral Range, bear testimony to these stories and legends. | WIKI |
He took topographic notes and drew detailed maps, paving the way for the park's creation. | WIKI |
Park history[edit] | WIKI |
Originally established in 1972, by then Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau,[3] the park was 4,766xc2xa0km2 (1,840xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) in area. | WIKI |
[6] The park was in "reserve" status pending settlement of outstanding Aboriginal land claims in the region. | WIKI |
prepare an Ecological Integrity Statement, complete a review of the Park Management Plan, prepare an Interim Park Management Arrangement, and prepare a Memorandum of Understanding Respecting Park Expansion. | WIKI |
In 2003, these were completed and the purpose of the team changed, now dealing with cooperative management issues, according to the Interim Park Management Arrangement, until the Dehcho Process is completed. | WIKI |
The new park area is estimated to be the home of around 500 grizzly bears, two herds of woodland caribou, as well as species of alpine sheep and goats and other species. | WIKI |
[26] With the expansion of the park there have been several added designated landing sites. | WIKI |
Because most access to the park is done by aircraft and air access is restricted in the park, there are set places aircraft can land. | WIKI |
However, only Virginia Falls and Glacier Lake are designated for day use visitation, meaning all other sites require visitors to stay overnight in the park. | WIKI |
The park was among the world's first four natural heritage locations to be inscribed as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 1978. | WIKI |
Presently around 800xe2x80x931000[27]:11 people visit the park every year, most of which are overnight visitors who travel down the South Nahanni. | WIKI |
The park is open year-round, but most visitors come in June, July, and August. | WIKI |
Virginia Falls is the only area of the park where a reservation is required, which must be done months in advance to prevent overcrowding. | WIKI |
For safety reasons, all visitors must register with park officials upon entering the park boundaries, and deregister within 24 hours of leaving. | WIKI |
There is a park office in Nahanni Butte at the end of the river, where visitors can deregister. | WIKI |
[5] The only practical way to get to Nahanni National Park is by floatplane or by helicopter, usually from Fort Simpson but other communities and locations offering a gateway into the park include: Watson Lake, Muncho Lake, Fort Nelson and Inconnu Lodge. | WIKI |
[27] Some people do hike in from the Nahanni Range Road at Tungsten to the west of the park. | WIKI |
In 2007 the park was voted one of the Seven Wonders of Canada in a competition sponsored by CBC Television's The National and CBC Radio One's Sounds Like Canada. | WIKI |
[28] The park was the subject of a short film in 2011's National Parks Project, directed by Kevin McMahon and scored by Shad, Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas. | WIKI |
Under the requirements of this legislation, the property has a management plan that provides direction for protecting the features of the property that are the basis for its Outstanding Universal Value, as well as for providing opportunities for visitors to experience and learn about the park reserve. | UNESCO |
The park reserve is managed co-operatively with the Dehcho First Nations (DFN), the umbrella group that represents First Nations and Mxc3xa9tis people in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories. | UNESCO |
Park staff and its network of partners work together to monitor park ecosystems for stressors from inside and outside the property, which could include human use such as biological and physical resource use; changes in wildlife populations; ecological disturbances such as fire; potential impacts from climate change and sudden geological events; and the potential for invasive or hyper-abundant species. | UNESCO |